A band of particularly heavy snow set up from Shelbyville through Cynthiana, where nearly two feet fell.

In Louisville, a single-day snowfall record was set, with more than 15 inches.

The heavy snow set the stage for what was to come next. Behind the storm an intensely cold air mass dumped south out of Canada, sending temperatures plunging well below zero by Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1994.

Not only did Louisville record an all-time low of -22 degrees, but Shelbyville set a new record low temperature for the entire state of Kentucky with a reading of -37.